Hi. How do you like to shop? I mean online or in a traditional way? Both methods have an advantages and also disadvantages. Buying via Internet, we have for example: access to huge number of products, the possibillity to read the opinions of users on a give products, we don't have to stand in queues. The bad site is for example: we have to wait for the delivery of the ordered thing, we can't touch the ordered thing or no possibility of trying on for example clothes. You can share with your opinion.
There are lots of privileges associated with online shopping, you mentioned one of them, we can read comments of people for an educated choose or simply compare two products or services in terms of quality or price. Prices are solid, specific and equal for everyone so you can be sure that you are buying the same price as other people.
I never buy clothes or shoes by shopping online, because I couldn't check the quality of these products. So I often buy these things in the center, I can try it in the room and see if they fit me or not.
Yet another thing I never buy online is electrical things such as phone, tv, computer, etc. (something that is expensive)
I admit I dislike shopping centres and find them souless unpleasant places that offer only products not human warmth and only contact with ignorant shop assistants. Too often I ask questions like "is this cotton?" to be lied to as the label shows it is not. I probably shop in such places once a year and I find it exciting because I have to hunt stuff down despite the staff and the "information" they provide.
Local shops offer the chance to meet and talk with the owners who probably know their suppliers and their products and have a real feel for their business.
Markets, on the other hand are the best, the noise, the banter, the regular chat, the smells of good food, that is when shopping comes into its own.
The internet is fine if you want to buy a commodity, like a book, a piece of electronics or a service like electricity or the telephone. There you need the benefits of access to "reviews" and price comparison is very easy. But human contact is minimised and we all become people hiding away in our castles, it sound like a dystopia.
I think online shopping is a good way to save time, its much faster to but something, providing that you know what you want. Otherwise it may take even more time..
What's more you have access to much more products than in normal local shops.
Of course you have to wait for your things, but I really like that feeling when I'm receiving my delivery.
